Dizzy Dean vs. Gaylord Perry — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Dizzy Dean and Gaylord Perry are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dizzy Dean had the edge in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Gaylord Perry

Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.45
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.05
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
0.53
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
0.45
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.23
54.23
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.56
72.56
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
0.51
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.09
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
3.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16051
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4938
8.31
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
0.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
2.32
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
5.32
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3534
5.94
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8171
37.38
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21953
36.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.35
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2128
3.58
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.4
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.206
1.206
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20236
34.04
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Gaylord Perry

Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
1.31
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16052
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5350.2
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.59
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
1.48
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.06
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.13
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
2.06
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Gaylord Perry

Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
387.05
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
766
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1076
529.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
141
69.34
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
118
58.03
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.31
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
27.03
13.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
176
86.56
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
169
83.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
48
23.61
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
47
23.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
89
43.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.54
-1.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.05
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.82
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
369
181.48
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
39
30.55
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
55.57
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.4
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.84
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA